What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Guinea and Sierra Leone?

937 patients, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?

15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV

Guinea

3,480 patients

in 2021

Sierra Leone

2,543 patients

in 2021

Guinea rank

22nd

Sierra Leone rank

25th

Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time

Guinea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 3,480 patients against 2,543 patients in Sierra Leone, a difference of 937 patients.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	541.67 patients	773.67 patients	232 patients	Sierra Leone
2010s	2,279 patients	1,586 patients	692.5 patients	Guinea
2020s	3,732 patients	2,344 patients	1,389 patients	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Guinea or Sierra Leone?: Guinea, at 3,480 patients against 2,543 patients in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 937 patients, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?: Guinea ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Unit: patients
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.